'godlike' 'moved with majesty' 'understanding beyond thought' 'there was a gravity in his manner... all talk stopped when he spoke' 'his hands, large and lean, were as delicate as those of a temple dancer'

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George

Promises Aunt Clara to look after Lennie

Originally mistreats Lennie, but then cares for him

Finds work for them both

Protects Lennie when he gets into trouble

Feeds Lennie the dream of a ranch of their own

Order Lennie to fight back to Curley

Leaves Lennie to go to the brothel

Shoots Lennie as he knows it's kinder

'small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features' ''What the hell kind of bed you giving us, anyways. We don't want no pants rabbits'' ''I ain't nothing to scream about but [Lennie] there can put up more grain alone than most pairs can'' ''i ain't got no people'' ''i seen the guys that go around the ranches on their own. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they go mean'' ''You keep away from Curley, Lennie''

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Lennie

Georges travelling companion

Tries to hide a dead mouse from George

Makes George repeat the story of the small farm

Lennie signs up for work at the ranch

Picked on by Curley

Admires Curley's Wife 'gosh, she was purty'

Gets given a puppy by Slim

Curley comes and picks a fight with him, crushes his hand

Angry with Crooks when he says George will leave him

Kills the puppy by accident and tries to bury it

Curley's Wife enter and encourages him to stroke her hair, this leads to him killing her

Hides by the pool, shot by George

'huge man, shapeless of face... and he walked... the way a bear drags his paws. His arms...hung loosely' ''Come on George. Tell me. Please, George. Like you done before'' ''[Lennie] can put up more grain alone than most pairs can'' ''I didn't want no trouble'' ''me an' hin goes ever' place together'' ''I done a really bad thing'' ''I shouldn't have done that. George'll be mad''

Curley

Agrees with Slim to say the injury was the result of an accident with a farm machine

Leads the mob hunt for Lennie

'He hates big guys. He's alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he's mad at 'em because he ain't a big guy' 'Curley says he's keeping that hand soft for his wife' 'I don't like Curley. He aint a nice fella'

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Curley's Wife

Makes Curley jealous by flirting with everyone

She creates tension in the bunk house

She is killed by Lennie, therefore she is the reason that George has to shoot him

'She had full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters like sausages' 'Think I'm gonna stay in that two-by-four house and listen to how Curley's gonna lead with his left twice, and then bring in the ol' right cross' 'You know what I could do to you if you open your trap' 'He says he was gonna put me in the movies' 'She was very pretty and simple, and her face was sweet and young'

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Crooks

Crooks tell Slim that Lennie is handling the pups

Crooks lets Lennie talk to him in Crook's own room on the Saturday night when all the other hands are at Susy's brothel

Crooks taunts Lennie with the idea that George might desert him, and is frightened by Lennies response

Candy and then Curley's wife join them, and when Crooks challenges her and demands that she leave, she humiliates him with the threat that she will accuse him of ****

Having initally been drawn in to George and Lennies dream of a small farm, Crooks withdraws his support

'nice fella too. Got a crooked back where a horse kicked him. The boss gives him hell when he's mad. But the stable buck don't give a damn about that. He reads a lot. Got books in his room' 'Crookes was proud, aloof man... his eyes... seemed to glitter with intensity...he had thin, pain tightened lips' 'I ain't wanted in the bunk house...'cause im black' 'Nobody get to heaven, and nobody gets no land' 'you guys is just kiddin yourslef.. youll talk about it a hell of a lot, but you won't get no land'